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Description & Citation--Study No. 8448

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:8448
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08448
 
Title:Annual Survey of Governments, 1983: Finance Statistics
 
Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
 
Series:Annual Survey of Governments Series
 
Bibliographic Citation:U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. ANNUAL SURVEY OF GOVERNMENTS, 1983: FINANCE STATISTICS [Computer file]. 2nd ICPSR release. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1985. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1986. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08448
 

Scope of Study

Summary:For each governmental unit surveyed, finance data are provided for revenues, expenditures, indebtedness, and cash and security holdings. Revenue data are listed by source, and expenditures are listed by function and type. Functions include education, administration, police and fire protection, health care, utilities, transit and highways, and public welfare. Expenditure types include intergovernmental transactions, current operations, and capital outlays. Data are also provided for employee retirement systems operated by governments. Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) codes are given for local governments in metropolitan areas.
 
Subject Term(s):administrative costs, census data, cities, debt, education expenditures, finance, government expenditures, government revenues, government services, labor costs, local government, municipal services, municipal expenditures, public administration, public safety, public utilities, school districts, state government, townships, transportation
 
Geographic Coverage:United States
 
Date(s) of Collection:1983
 
Universe:State and local governments in the United States, including counties, municipalities, townships, school districts, and special districts.
 
Data Type:survey data
 
Data Collection Notes:There are six "record types" in this file, each corresponding to a type of governmental unit. All six record types have the same technical characteristics.
 

Methodology

Sample:All school district governments in 31 states were surveyed, along with a sample of those in the 19 remaining states. A sample of approximately 14,000 other local governmental units was also included. All state governments and the District of Columbia are included.
 
Data Source:self-enumerated forms mailed to governmental units
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:1986-06-06
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Annual Survey of Governments, 1983: Finance Statistics
 

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